Patent SG-11201407418T-A (SG)
Title: Filtration apparatus
Inventor: LANGE NEVILLE ERNEST
IPC: B01D63/06
Filed: 2013-05-23
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 16 January 2014 (16.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/009047 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B01D 63/04 (2006.01) K011) 65/00 (2006.01) B01D 29/52 (2006.01) K011) 65/02 (2006.01) B01D 63/06 (2006.01) K011) 65/08 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/EP2013/060647 23 May 2013 (23.05.2013) English (30) Priority Data: 1209327.4 23 May 2012 (23.05.2012) English GB (71) Applicant: VEOLIA WATER SOLUTIONS & TECH­ NOLOGIES SUPPORT [FR/FR]; 1 place Montgolfier, F- 94410 Saint-Maurice (FR). (72) Inventor: LANGE, Neville Ernest; 109 Seymour Road, Gloucestershire GL1 5PT (GB). (74) Agent: DOCHERTY, Andrew; Marks & Clerk LLP, Au­ rora, 120 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 7JS (GB). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: FILTRATION APPARATUS JO \o.. l> •t o Ov o o (57) Abstract: A filtration apparatus (10) for treating a fluid comprises a vessel (12), a first partition plate (18) dividing the vessel into first and second chambers (22, 26) and defining through a hole (40), and filtration a module (30) located within the second chamber (26) and including body a section (32) defining an outer diameter which is greater than the diameter of the through hole (40) in the first partition plate (18). The apparatus (10) further comprises reducing a connector (36) having a first end secured to the body section (32) of the filtration module (30) and a second end sealed relative to the through hole (40) in the first partition plate (18) to permit communication between the filtration module (30) and the first chamber (22). In disclosed a embodiment the apparatus (10) includes second a parti­ tion plate (20) such that the vessel is divided into first, second and third chambers (22, 24, 26), wherein the filtration module (30) is mounted between the partition plates (18, 20). FSG 1 WO 2014/009047 Al I lllll llllllll II llllll III III lllll llll lllll lllll lllll III III lllll lllll llll lllllll llll llll llll TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, , , t , . t . , tU t . t , ML MR NE SN TD TG) — bejore the expiration oj the time limit for amending the ' >>>>)• claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of Published: amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) — with international search report (Art. 21(3))